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Claudio Scimone Vivaldi box - disc 11.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 11.

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The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 21. Also includes the Lutosławski from this:

Decca - The Mono Years, disc 48. Also includes:

Disc 8. Not at all connected to the Mosaic box, this is a compilation (done by Castle Communications) of various releases you used to find in the remainder bins, from Lionel Hampton's Who's Who In Jazz label, "Live At Midem" releases, "Live At Bubba's" releases, and the like. Won't make anyone's Best Of list, but very pleasant background listening with a few surprises. This disc contains: 1. Teddy Wilson - Liza. Teddy Wilson, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Teddy Wilson Jr., drums; Sam Turner, conga; Lionel Hampton, vibes; Gerry Fuller, clarinet. 10/7/77. 2. Lionel Hampton - Tenderly. Lionel Hampton, vibes, piano; Clark Terry, trumpet; Thad Jones, trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Lucky Thompson, soprano sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Arvell Shaw, bass; Osie Johnson, drums. 4/15/65. 3. Carmen McRae - Body And Soul. Carmen McRae, vocals; Thad Jones, trumpet; Cat Anderson, trumpet; and the Claude Bolling Orchestra. “Date unknown.” 4. Kai Winding - Never Let Me Go. Kai Winding, Frank Strazzeri, Kevin Brandon, Ted Hawke. 9/1/77. 5. B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone. B.B. King and Orchestra. 1/28/83. 6. McCoy Tyner - You Taught My Heart To Sing. McCoy Tyner, piano. 10/24-27/91. 7. Paul Horn - Here’s That Rainy Day. Paul Horn, flute; Mike Garson, piano; Mark Michel, bass; Umberto Pagnini, drums. Riviera Concert, Cannes, France, 1/23/80. 8. Ahmad Jamal - Autumn In New York. Ahmad Jamal, piano; Payton Crossley, drums; Sabu Adeyola, bass. 3/20/80. 9. Dexter Gordon - I Should Care. Dexter Gordon, soprano sax; Hank Jones, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Oliver Jackson, drums; Candido Camero, conga; Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar; Lionel Hampton, vibes. 11/11/77. 10. Freddie Hubbard - All Blues. Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Ronnie Matthews, piano; Jeff Chambers, bass; Ralph Penland, drums; Don Braden, tenor sax. Operetka, Warsaw, Poland 10/24/91. 11. Ahmad Jamal - I’ve Never Been In Love Before. Ahmad Jamal, piano; Payton Crossley, drums; Sabu Adeyola, bass. 3/20/80.

Listening now to Sounds From Rikers Island. "Kevin" is the composition De-Dah (recorded on the Lou Donaldson-Clifford Brown date).

Release date November 3: In 2021 Criss Cross owner Jerry Teekens called to ascertain Lund's interest in making another album. For Lund, 45 when the Most Peculiar session transpired in June 2022, the offer was an opportunity to reunite with a band he launched in 2014. Pianist Sullivan Fortner (35) and drummer Tyshawn Sorey (41), both among the most gifted practitioners ever to improvise on their respective instruments, contributed their unique mojo to Lund's 2019 Criss-Cross release, Terrible Animals. Virtuoso bassist Matt Brewer (39), played on Lund's first leader date in 2006, had Lund play guitar on his own Criss Cross debut (Mythology-Criss 1373), and recently played on a Lund trio covers recital. The Album was recorded June 17, 2022 at the Samurai Hotel Recording Studio in Astoria, New York. Recording engineer Mike Marciano also did the editing, mixing and mastering at Systems Two Studio in New York.

The night Aretha Franklin turned to opera and saved the Grammy Awards

Richard Castellano was great in Lovers And Other Strangers. I think he and Young were about a decade apart.

Art was also aware of it from a business standpoint. From the liner notes to Unreleased Art Pepper Vol. VII: Sankei Hall - Osaka, Japan: One thing more about Art and his bands. This was an all-black band. When Art replaced Milcho with George, he told Milcho part of why he did it: Europeans and Japanese thought of jazz as the unique expression of the black American experience, only authentic when played by black American performers. Milcho was doubly handicapped, being both white and Bulgarian. Art told Milcho he'd been told he'd get a warmer welcome with an all-black band. Well, I don't know about now, but at that time, it was true. Not only did the foreigners believe it. Art believed it, too. The very prejudices he railed against in Straight Life, Art had absorbed, himself.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 10.

I remember him in Rodney Dangerfield's "Back To School." He played Rodney's right-hand man in a severely underwritten part that basically called on him to show up in scenes and nod. I see that he was also in a very good Peter Falk movie, "All The Marbles."

Enjoy. Let us know if he has any wild raps in-between tunes.

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 20.

Nice. He was a very interesting, talented artist, very much of his time.

Mati Klarwein. That graphic is a detail from this work: https://www.wikiart.org/en/abdul-mati-klarwein/time-1965 It's interesting to see how many album covers used his work: https://www.wikiart.org/en/abdul-mati-klarwein/all-works#!#filterName:all-paintings-chronologically,resultType:masonry

Decca - The Mono Years, disc 47. Also includes Symphony #100 from this:

Disc 7. Not at all connected to the Mosaic box, this is a compilation (done by Castle Communications) of various releases you used to find in the remainder bins, from Lionel Hampton's Who's Who In Jazz label, "Live At Midem" releases, "Live At Bubba's" releases, and the like. Won't make anyone's Best Of list, but very pleasant background listening with a few surprises. This disc contains: 1. Johnny Griffin - Out Of This World. Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Kenny Washington, drums; Michael Weiss, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass. 5/ 4&5 /88. 2. Stephane Grappelli - Anything Goes. Stephane Grappelli, violin; Phil Woods, alto sax; Louis Bellson, drums; John Burr, bass; Marc Fosset, guitar. 9/22/87. 3. Dexter Gordon - Falling In Love Is Wonderful. Dexter Gordon, soprano sax; Hank Jones, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Oliver Jackson, drums; Candido Camero, conga; Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar; Lionel Hampton, vibes. 11/11/77. 4. Buddy Rich & Lionel Hampton - My Funny Valentine. Lionel Hampton, vibes; Barry Kiener, piano; Tom Warrington, bass; Buddy Rich, drums; Candido Camero, conga; Steve Marcus, tenor sax; Gary Pribek, tenor sax; Paul Moen, tenor sax. 10/19/77. 5. Carmen McRae - That Old Black Magic. Carmen McRae, vocals; Marshall Otwell, piano; J. Anderson, bass; Mark Pulice, drums. 1/17/81. 6. Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis - I Can’t Get Started. Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, tenor sax; Eddie Higgins, piano; Duffy Jackson, drums; Don Mast, bass. Bubba's Restaurant, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 11/11/81. 7. Ahmad Jamal - The Folks Who Live On The Hill. Ahmad Jamal, piano; Payton Crossley, drums; Sabu Adeyola, bass. 3/20/80. 8. Sonny Rollins - Everytime We Say Goodbye. Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Roy Haynes, drums. “Date Unknown” (really from The Sound Of Sonny). 9. Teddy Wilson - Sweet Sue, Just You. Teddy Wilson, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Teddy Wilson Jr., drums; Sam Turner, conga; Lionel Hampton, vibes; Gerry Fuller, clarinet. 10/7/77. 10. Woody Herman - Body And Soul. Woody Herman, clarinet; Roland Hanna, piano; Lionel Hampton, vibes; George Mraz, bass; Richie Pratt, drums; Candido Camero, conga; Al Caiola, guitar. 12/13/77. 11. Lionel Hampton - On The Sunny Side Of The Street. Lionel Hampton, vibes, with the Oliver Jackson Orchestra. 1/22/78.

Listening now to the PJJ. Sound quality is listenable: a little rough, but all instruments can be heard (bass is especially listenable, and PJJ is very clear and lively). The first set (with Reece, Red, Gilmore, Hope and Ridley) is musically fantastic.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 9: Liszt - Zwei Episode aus Lenau's Faust, A Dante Symphony.

RIP. She was around for as long as I've been aware of jazz.

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 19.

Decca - The Mono Years, disc 46. Also includes:

Listening now to this. Sound quality is very good, very natural, lifelike and professional-sounding. Miles's playing is excellent, and he's blending well with his pickup group. Very enjoyable.